Article 8 of the Saudi Standards and Quality Law

This article places a duty on the Authority relating to information and transparency, which is notifying the relevant bodies.

Who are the relevant bodies? Under Article 1, they are the government agencies and the private sector concerned with the standard and the related document. Manufacturers, importers and the regulatory bodies concerned with a product therefore fall within this concept.

What is the notification about?

• The procedures for preparing and approving the Saudi standard.
• The procedures for preparing and approving the related document, where necessary as the text qualifies it.
• The procedures for releasing the standard and the document to the public.

The article does not specify the means of notification, its timing or duration, or the rights the notification gives the bodies; these details are not in the text.

This article is connected with Article 7, which makes preparing the standard the Authority's responsibility through technical teams, its approval by decision of the Board or its delegate, and its publication to the public by the means the Authority sees fit. The article also reflects the law's concern to inform the bodies concerned with the standard.

In practical terms, companies concerned with a product can, through this notification, be aware of the standards being prepared for their products. Someone who wants to know how to follow this may contact the Authority or consult a lawyer who specializes in commercial cases.